How to become an actress?

Question

Im taking acting classes & im not really sure how to actully get myself started in actual acting jobs. I have a base on acting but tell me how i should get startedd.

Answer 1

Decide whether you want to be a professional actor or an amateur. If you want to be a professional, read on.

Move to a major city. Eventually, New York or Los Angeles will be your destination, but as you build your resumé of experience you can work in other major metropolitan areas that have good theater or film communities.

Enroll in acting class. Good actors study their entire lives. To choose a good class, ask trusted, successful professionals for references.

Get a headshot

Compose a resumé of all the work you have done so far. As your body of work grows, drop the less professional work (such as school plays) from your resumé.

Send your headshot and resumé with a brief cover letter to all the casting directors and agents in your area. Follow up with postcards every four to six months, updating them on your current acting projects.

Read the trade papers regularly: "Backstage," "Dramalogue," "The Ross Reports" and "Variety," as well as online publications such as newenglandfilm.com, as appropriate. Know what is being cast where, and send headshots and notes directly to directors and producers whenever possible, requesting auditions.

Always accept invitations to industry events and parties, and meet industry professionals whenever possible. Who you know is extremely important

good luck, i hope youu become a very good actress

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Answer 2

Whereas I agree with a good deal of the information that Babe x33 says I don't feel it is necessary at this point to move to a major city. Most cities have a least some kind of theatre that you could audition for and the important thing when you are first starting out is to get experience and meet people. I'm not sure where you live, but you will soon discover that the acting community can be relatively small in any city. So that means work hard, show up on time, do your work, don't be a diva and don't bad mouth other actors and/or directors or it could very well come back to haunt you. The main thing to do is just get out there and audition. Audition for everything that you could reasonably get cast for.

Answer 3

go to an actin school take classes

Answer 4

all real agents are free.

and only get 10-20 % of the money you make doin commercials etc.

if some1 says you ahve to pay them for them to be your agent they their a scam!

and you need to bget experience cause it will look great on your resume example:

acting classes

singing classes

plays(major roles wouild look great)

and go to actinginfo.blogspot.com for auditions hope i helped

but start with classes at shcool and plays! build up your resume!

and whenever you are in a play send an agency 2 tickets to come see you and where and the time and your number to cal if they neeed more info. and send your headshot and resume too and that site for auditions should ahve a link somewhere to contact disney agents so they can come too.

and start small.

the ladder of successs is a long aldder that takes years to get where the jonas brothers and demi lovato are!